Tool Kit
Browse our collection of resources to assist in building ties of friendship and collaborative action among people of all races and backgrounds.
Do you have ideas or resources to promote race amity that you would like to share with others? Submit your idea here, and it will be reviewed for possible inclusion in this tool kit.
Race Amity Documentary
This one hour documentary and companion five-part series is ideal for watch parties and classroom use.
Board Game
Breaking it Down is a race dialogue board gamed developed by the National Center for Race Amity.
Documents
A collection of draft letters, proclamations, press releases and study guides.
Reading List
A collection of books ideal for book clubs or individual study.
Posters
A collection of educational posters about Race Amity and The Other Tradition.
Media
Logos and graphics
The Race Amity Day logo and other graphics for use on fliers and posters.
Documents
Be The Change We Seek In Race Relations
The Change We Seek In Race Relations Study and Discussion Guide was prepared by the National Center for Race Amity as a free tool for lay engagement in race dialogues. The National Center for Race Amity ask those downloading and using the Guide to contact us and share any outcomes and comments about its use.
Race Amity Day Letter to Clergy
Race Amity Day Proclamations
This pdf contains examples of town, city, and state proclamations.
Race Amity Day Press Release
Press Release Template that can be used for your local event.
Race Amity Day Logos
Use the images below when creating your Race Amity Day poster for your event.
Logo with transparent background.
Dimensions: 1584 by 2512 pixels
Logo with white background.
Dimensions: 1602 by 2628 pixels
Posters
Download the images below to create posters for your events. The three printable sizes:
8.5” x 11”, 11” x 17”, 16” x x 20”, 24”x 18” and 28” x 22”.
Directions:
- Click on the Download link. Image will open in a new browser window.
- Download image and save.
- Share the image with your local store that offers printing services such as a Staples or Kinkos.
- Instruct the printer to print out the size that you want ( 8.5” x 11”, 11” x 17”, 16” x x 20”, 24”x 18” and 28” x 22”).
We suggest you print the posters in color and any handouts print in black and white to save money.
Partners in Social Justice for All
Mary McLeod Bethune & Eleanor Roosevelt
Two Prophets, One Soul
Reverend Martin Luther King & Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Conductors on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman & Thomas Garrett
Freedom and Justice for all
Frederick Douglass and Daniel O’Connell
The Fight in the Fields
Fred Ross & Cesar Chavez
Ideas for Race Amity Day Observances
Race Amity Pot luck
Have a Race Amity Pot luck at the Town Green, Town Hall, Local Church, Synagogue, Mosque, etc.
Hang a Race Amity Day Banner
Get Permission and Hang a Race Amity Day Banner in the Town Green or at Town Hall (Nice size banner would cost about $90)
Observation on Steps of Town Hall
Have a small Race Amity Observation on Steps of Town Hall where the Proclamation and the Prayer for America is read.
Ad in the local paper
Take a display ad in the local paper that shows the Proclamation.
Race Amity Day 2K Run /Walk
Have a Race Amity Day 2K Run /Walk followed by an observance ceremony.
Screening of Race Amity Film
Have film Screening of Race Amity: America’s Other Tradition at the Public Library or school, church, synagogue, or mosque and hold a panel discussion as part of the program.
Read the Race Amity Day Proclamation
Contact local Interfaith groups and ask them to have their members read the Race Amity Day Proclamation and Prayer for America at their service on Race Amity Day weekend.
Cross Racial Cross Cultural Bingo
Hold a Race Amity Day Cross Racial Cross Cultural Bingo event with small prizes and invite the public.
Notify your town about Race Amity Day
Arrange a meeting with the Town Clerk and ask their assistance in notifying the town that the Second Sunday in June is Race Amity Day and send the notice to all Town Departments and include the PDF of the Proclamation with the notice.
Host a special Race Amity Day brunch
Invite local dignitaries to participate and provide a keynote speaker on a Race Amity topic.
Donate books to a public library
Have your book club make a special donation to the local library in honor of Race Amity Day and include books on Race Amity that you have read the previous months.